James Taylor

I have a love-hate relationship with the Grammys because I don't see the music world as a competitive sport.

Time will take your money, but money won't buy time.

That's the motivation of an artist - to seek attention of some kind.

I was a huge Beatles fan. We could talk about who I listened to growing up and what my sources were, but certainly the Beatles were a late, important resource for me, and I just took my guitar and a handful of songs, and I decided, well, I'll just go over and travel around Europe and see what comes of it.

I find it a lot healthier for me to be someplace where I can go outside in my bare feet.

Music is like a huge release of tension.

I believe 100 percent in the power and importance of music.

When you write a song, it may come from a personal space, but it very seldom actually represents you. It comes out of a sort of mood of melancholy, somehow. It's almost theatrical.

It's probably foolish to expect relationships to go on forever and to say that because something only lasts 10 years, it's a failure.